GRE Word List
ELLIPTICAL
of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
The meaning of the word elliptical is of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
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| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| convoluted | having convolutions |